![]() ![]() Wayne’s brake combined all three of those solutions in one device but it sure is ugly and very loud - if you’re standing to the side. One of the included photos shows the first such brake Wayne provided for my. When we got back to Wayne’s shop, I was offered up some humble pie and asked if he could provide some of his muzzle brakes for my rifles. To my amazement, again, the rifle did not move. In the back of my mind, I thought it was a trick with a light load in the first round to pay me back for my big mouth. Two other muzzle brakes that look cool - especially the barrel with the snake pattern fluting - unfortunately, neither design works as good as they look.įor the second shot, I followed Wayne’s instructions, placing it on the palm of my hand and lightly against my shoulder. I asked herb if I could try it one more time. To my amazement, other than it being loud, I felt almost nothing. 458 Lott was being mounted and pressed the trigger. Now I had fired many express rifles and big boomers, so I assumed a stance and grip as if a. He turned to me and said, “This is amazing you’ve got to try it.” I must admit, my curiosity was getting the better of me so I figured if he could, I could. He loaded it up and touched it off, Now, I fully expected him to be knocked over, but I did not see any effect. No Thanks! How dumb do I look? Well, Herb was anxious to try it, so off we went. Of course, in my smart-ass way, I exclaimed, Yeah Right! At which point, he took a handful of shells and challenged me to take it out back and shoot it with the statement, “Just place it on the palm of your hand, lightly against your shoulder, and press the trigger. Wayne replied that it was a combination muzzle brake and compensator of his own design, and he guaranteed it to work. I noticed a huge ugly thing attached to the end of the barrel and asked what in the world it was. As for ports, compensators, or brakes on firearms, there was a time when I felt like I had spent lots of time and money with nothing really effective to show for it. These openings allow the gases to escape at various angles to the muzzle, which not only helps reduce the muzzle climb, but also counteracts and reduces the movement to the rear, i.e., the recoil of the weapon. The brakes usually contain several openings cut along their sides, top, and bottom. Muzzle brakes can be machined integrally, near the muzzle of the barrel, but most often consist of a barrel extension. ![]() Types of BrakesĪs you can also see in the accompanying photos, compensators and muzzle brakes are different than ports in what and how they accomplish what they do. There are many approaches to ports on handguns, and yes, I have tried several of them as shown by the photos. Ports do that well, but again, they are less effective at addressing the forces moving rearward. Primarily designed for the gases to vent upwards as the bullet is exiting the barrel, thereby pushing the barrel down. Conversely, combat handguns are designed to be fired with a locked wrist, so the recoil is controlled, and the gun remains on target for fast follow-up shots. As for handguns, some grips are purposely designed to allow the muzzle to rotate up as the wrist allows that rotation. I never cared for those because they threw the balance of a rifle off and did not control the rising of the muzzle. Lots of tinkerers have tried to tame these effects over the years and have come up with some pretty ingenious solutions, including shock absorbers that go in the stock. 30-06 would feel more recoil than if he fired 150-grain bullet out of the same rifle. ![]() An example would be a shooter firing a 180-grain bullet out of a. It must be noted that the weight of the projectile also has an effect on the recoil energy generated. As previously stated, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Meaning that energy also pushes back on the firearm into the shooter. ![]() The most significant are the gases generated by the burning propellant, which propel the bullet down and out the barrel. When a firearm is discharged, there are many forces that act upon it. ![]()
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